TRAINING AND CONSULTATION ON SEEKING SAFETY

This page has four sections:

(1) About Training (types of training available)

(2) Training Calendar (dates of upcoming trainings)

(3) Training Materials (for organizers of trainings)

(4) Setting up a Training (information on new trainings)

(5) About Consultation (types of consultation available)

If you do not find what you need, please email info@seekingsafety.org for assistance.   

(1) About Training (types of training available)

Training can occur either via videotape, onsite training, attending an existing training, or telephone consultation.

     a)  Video training.  A series of training videos are available. 

     b)  Attend an existing training.  There are numerous trainings held all over the US, in Canada, and sometimes internationally. See the training calendar

     c)  On-site training.  On-site trainings can be arranged for your staff.  There is no limit on the number who can attend. 

     d)  Telephone consultation.  Either following a training or on its own, telephone consultation can be arranged. 

Also, a variety of materials on this website can assist with training.  For example, in the section Articles you will find articles that provide an overview of the model, suggestions for training clinicians on it, and implementation of it.  In the section Assessment, you will find the Seeking Safety Adherence Scale and Safety Seeking Adherence Scale (brief version). 

(2) Training Calendar (dates of upcoming trainings)

Below are all upcoming trainings in Seeking Safety in 2008 and 2009 by Lisa Najavits and her associates.  In brackets next to each date "Lisa N" refers to a training by Lisa Najavits; "associate" is by an associate who is trained by her. Workshops refer to lengths of 1.5-3 hours, approximately. Longer trainings (1 and 2 days) provide a more intensive experience. To see the outline for training, go to Training Materials. If you are interested in any training below, contact the person listed next to the training.  If the workshop is listed as "closed", it is not open for further attendance. If you are interested in setting up a training at your site, please go to Setting Up a Training

2008 Trainings

1/8/08 [Lisa N]: San Diego, CA (1 hour lecture as part of VA Case Managers Conference on OEF/OIF veterans)

1/11/08-1/12/08 [Lisa N]: San Diego, CA (2 day training for San Diego VA / University of California at San Diego) [closed]

1/14/08-1/15/08 [associate]: Portland, OR (2 day training for the Oregon Youth Authority); contact Lee Lederer Lee.Lederer@state.or.us

1/23/08 [Lisa N]: New Orleans, LA (plenary and workshop for Winter Conference of the Guest House Institute); contact Colleen Richards  248-391-4445 ext. 1207 crichards@guesthouse.org

1/31/08-2/1/08 [associate]: Boston, MA (2 day training for Latino Health Inst.) [closed]

1/31/08-2/1/08 [associate]: San Jose, CA (2 day training for Department of Alcohol & Drug Services, Santa Clara County); contact Amy Brinkman Viall Amy.Brinkman-Viall@hhs.co.santa-clara.ca.us or http://elearning.networkofcare.org/scpub/

2/5/08-2/6/08: [associate]: Nashua, New Hampshire; (2 day training for Family Willows Program); contact Kristy Wolf kwolf@fitnh.com

2/8/08 [associate]: Pittsburgh, PA (2 hour training for VA Pittsburgh); contact TBA

2/11/08-2/12/08 [associate]: Hartford, CT (2 day training for the Women's Consortium, State of Connecticut); contact Carol Huckaby CHuckaby@womensconsortium.org

2/15/08 [associate]: Brooklyn, NY (2 hour training for Brooklyn VA) [closed]

2/22/08 [Lisa N and associate]: Nashville, TN (1 day training for VA residential programs); contact TBA

2/25/08-2/26/08 [associate]: Monterey, CA (2 day training for Monterey County Behavioral Health); contact Kyle Titus tituska@co.monterey.ca.us

2/29/08 [Lisa N]: Philadelphia, PA (2 hour training for VA Philadelphia); contact TBA

3/12/08-3/13/08 [associate]: Denver, CO (2 day training for Empowerment Program); contact Joni Handran joni-handran@empowermentprogram.org

3/17-3/18/08: Bend, OR [associate] (2 day training for Deshutes County); contact Sheryl Hogan Sheryl_Hogan@co.deschutes.or.us

3/18-3/19/08: Belmont, MA [Lisa] (2 day free training sponsored by VA Boston, open to VA and non-VA clinicians; training location is McLean Hospital); contact sheeva.mostoufi@va.gov

4/3-4/4/08 [Lisa N]: Rotterdam, The Netherlands (workshop for Bouman Mental Health Care); contact Ernst Franzek, MD, PhD ejf@arcor.de

4/5/08-4/9/08 [Lisa N]: Nice, France (exact date TBA) (panel on addiction and psychiatric comorbidity as part of the Association of European Psychiatrists annual conference); contact www.kenes.com/aep2008

4/14/08 [Lisa N]: Modum Bad, Norway (training on dual diagnosis; details TBA); contact Leigh McCullough leigh_mccullough@hms.harvard.edu

4/10/08 [associate]: Philadelphia, PA (1 hour training for Women's Symposium, Betty Ford Center /Caron Foundation); contact Sharon Hartman shartman@caron.org

4/11/08 [associate]: Stockton, CA (1 day training for San Joaquin Behavioral Health) [closed]

4/14-4/15/08 [associate]: Chowchilla, CA (2 day training for Phoenix House) [closed]

4/16/08 and 4/25/08 [associate]: Modesto, CA [associate] (2 day training for Stanislaus County); contact Dorbea Cary dcary@stancounty.com

4/17-4/18/08 [associate]: San Diego, CA (1 hour training and participation in consensus building panel on gender-responsive treatment for University of California / California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation); contact Igor Koutsenok, MD, MS ikoutzenok@ucsd.edu 

4/21/08-4/22/08 [associate]: Orange County, NY (location TBA) (2 day training for Orange County Department of Mental Health) [closed]

4/23/08-4/24/08 [Lisa N]: Chicago, IL (2 day training for Heartland Alliance); contact Scott Petersen SPetersen@heartlandalliance.org

4/25/08 [Lisa N]: Marlborough, MA (Plenary 1 hour lecture for Spectrum Health conference on women); contact Sue Moitozo

4/30/08 [associate]: Livermore, CA (near San Francisco) (1 day training for ONTRACK Program Resources); contact Gabriella Grant g.grant@ontrackconsulting.org

4/30/08 [associate]: Oklahoma City, OK (1 day training for Oklahoma Children, Youth and Family Services); contact Sarah Dunn SADunn@odmhsas.org

5/12/08: San Diego, CA [Lisa N and associate]: (plenary by Lisa and workshop by associate as part of University of California at San Diego conference "Treating Addicted Offenders-Making It Work!"); contact Alexis Marguglio amarguglio@ucsd.edu

5/14/08-5/20/08 [Lisa N]: Brisbane, Australia (5/14: keynote address as part of the annual Winter School on Addictions Conference, and other related lectures); contact Sharon Dawe s.dawe@griffith.edu.au

5/22/08 [Lisa N]: Hong Kong, China (workshop as part of the 2nd annual Asian Pacific Conference on Problem Gambling and Addictions)

5/27-5/28/08 [associate]: Hamilton, OH (2 day training for Sojourner Recovery); contact Jan Day jday@sojournerrecovery.org

5/28/08 [associate]: Toronto, Canada (1 workshop on trauma-informed treatment for Jean Tweed Center, conference "Gender Matters") [closed]

5/28/08 [Lisa N]: Los Angeles, CA (1 day training for LA County Dept. of Mental Health); contact Janice Friend JFriend@dmh.lacounty.gov

6/5-6/6/08 [associate]: Tampa, FL (2 day training for Bay Pines VA); contact Carol O'Brien Carol.OBrien1@va.gov

6/6/08 [Lisa N]: Boston, MA (1 hour lecture as part of Harvard Medical School CME course); contact Judy Reiner Platt jrplatt@nyc.rr.com

6/8/08 [associate]: San Francisco, CA (workshop); details TBA

6/9-6/10/08 [associate]: Haagerstown, MD (2 day training for Way Station Inc.); contact Nancy Woods nwoods@waystationinc.org

6/12/08 [Lisa Najavits]: Lexington, KY [1/2 hour talk as part of National Meeting on Women and Violence at the University of Kentucky) [closed]

6/12/08 [associate]: Bronx, NY (1 day training for Heritage Housing); contact Kwonyoung Kim kkim@heritagehousing.org 

6/18/08 [associate]: Fall River, MA (1 day training for SSTAR Program); contact Nancy Paull NPaull@SSTAR.ORG

6/19/08 [Lisa N]: Williamsburg, VA (1 day training as part of Virginia Summer Institute of Addiction Studies); contact Cathy Reiner info@vsias.org

6/26-6/27/08 [associate]: Portland, OR (2 day training for Domestic Violence Collaborative Response, Department of County Human Services); contact Noelia Hernandez noelia.hernandez@co.multnomah.or.us

7/15/08 [associate]: Lakeport, CA (1 day training for ONTRACK Program Resources); contact Gabriella Grant g.grant@ontrackconsulting.org

7/18/08 [associate]: Crescent City, CA (1 day training for ONTRACK Program Resources); contact Gabriella Grant g.grant@ontrackconsulting.org

7/18/08 [associate]: Jackson, MS (1 day training for Country Oaks Recovery Center); contact Jonathan Dunlap jonathandunlap06@yahoo.com

7/21-7/22/08 [associate]: New York City, NY [associate] (2 day training) (closed)

7/22-7/23/08 [associate]: Los Angeles, CA (2 day training for Orange County Health Care Agency); contact Joshua Taylor JTaylor@ochca.com   

7/24-25/08 [Lisa Najavits]: Cincinnati, OH / Covington, KY (1.5 day training for the Kentucky School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies of the University of Northern Kentucky); contact Justina Keathley Justina.Keathley@EKU.EDU

7/30/08 [associate]: Wilmington, NC (1 day training as part of the addiction summer school program of the North Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services [closed]

7/30-8/1/08 [associate]: Richmond, VA (2 day training for Richmond VA); contact Jo Ellen Gaffney at the Salisbury VA or lisa.najavits@va.gov

8/1/08 [Lisa N]: Portland, OR (1 day training for Summer Institute for Addictions Professionals); contact Cathy Moonshine cathy@drmoonshine.com

8/6/08 [associate]: San Diego, CA (plenary and workshop as part of University of California at San Diego Summer Clinical Institute conference); contact Jennifer Waldon jwaldon@ucsd.edu

8/21-8/22/08 [associate]: Tuscaloosa, AL (2 day training for Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center); contact Jeanell Foree jeanell.foree@va.gov

8/25-8/27/08 [associate]: Dallas, TX (3 day training for Texas Behavioral Health Institute Conference); contact Erin Michelle erin@swift-solutions.org

8/26-8/27/08 [associate]: Santa Barbara, CA (2 day training for for ONTRACK Program Resources); contact Gabriella Grant g.grant@ontrackconsulting.org

9/5/08 [associate]: Coldwater, MI (1/2 day training on trauma-informed treatment for Pines Behavioral Health); contact Sue Germann sgermann@pinesbhs.org

9/11-9/12/08 [associate]: Newark, NJ (2 day training); contact Beatrice Black bblack@smmcnj.org

9/16/08 [Lisa N]: Tampa, FL (1.5 hour workshop as part of 3rd National Conference on Women, Addiction and Recovery by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment); contact www.fadaa.org/women

9/16/08 [associate]: Des Moines, IA (plenary and workshops as part of annual conference of the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault); contact Sheri Floyd 515-244-7424 or community@iowacasa.org or www.iowacasa.org

9/24/08 [associate]: Worcester, MA (1.5 hour workshop as part of the Annual Conference on the topic of Trauma and Loss at Holy Cross College); contact Elisabeta Gega gegaE@youinc.org

9/29/08-9//30/08 [associate]: Oklahoma City (9/29) and Tulsa (9/30), Oklahoma (1 day training at each location, sponsored by Oklahoma Institute for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Education and Training); contact Sarah Dunn SADunn@odmhsas.org  

10/1-10/2/08 [associate]: Los Angeles [closed]

 

10/10-10/11/08 [associate]: Helena, MT (2 day training cosponsored by VA and NASW); contact Pam Mann pam.mann@va.gov

 

10/08 date TBA [associate]: Santa Barbara, CA (1.5 day training for 1st Steps System of Care, sponsored by SAMHSA); contact Nancy Gottlieb ngottli@co.santa-barbara.ca.us 

 

10/15/08 [associate]: Shreveport, LA (1 day training for VA Shreveport); info to be posted soon

 

10/16/08 [associate]: Muskogee, OK (1 day training for VA Muskogee); info to be posted soon

 

10/20/08 [associate]: Houston, TX (1 day training for VA Houston); info to be posted soon

 

10/21/08 [associate]: Oklahoma City, OK (1 day training for VA Oklahoma City); info to be posted soon

 

10/28/08 [associate]: Biloxi, MS (1 day training for VA Biloxi, MS and New Orleans, LA); info to be posted soon

 

10/08 date TBA [associate]: San Diego, CA (2 day training for North County Serenity House, sponsored by SAMHSA); contact David Ross rossdm@mac.com

 

11/5/08 [associate]: Medford, OR (1 day training for Oregon Council on Problem Gambling); contact Jeffrey Marotta ProblemGamblingSolutions@comcast.net

 

11/17/08 [associate]: Ottawa, Canada (2 breakout sessions as part of National Canadian Association of

Drug Treatment Courts conference); contact Erin Elsmore 4ender@rogers.com

 

11/24/07 [associate]: Monterey, CA (1 day training for ONTRACK Program Resources); contact Gabriella Grant g.grant@ontrackconsulting.org

 

12/3-12/4/08 [associate]: San Jose, CA (2 day training for the Learning Institute, Department of Alcohol and Drug Services, Santa Clara County); contact Soo Jung Soo.Jung@hhs.sccgov.org

 

12/08 date TBA [Lisa N]: Boca Raton, FL (panel presentation as part of American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry annual conference); http://www.aaap.org/meetings/2008AM/2008info.html

2009 Trainings

3/09 date TBA [associate]: Concord, NH (1 day training for NH Training Institute on Addictive Disorders); contact Diane Pepin nhtiad@gmail.com

5/1/09 [Lisa N]: New Haven, CT (plenary and panel for 5th annual Borderline Personality Disorder conference at Yale University School of Medicine); contact Seth Axelrod sra9@email.med.yale.edu

6/24/09 [Lisa N]: Chicago, IL (plenary for Haymarket Center Conference); contact Carol Blyskal (312) 226-7984 xt. 314 or cblyskal@hcenter.org

9/21/09-9/25/09 [Lisa N]: Athens, Greece (training for Kethea Institute); contact Tanisha Barnes tbarnes@phoenixhouse.org or 646-505-2156.

(3) Training Materials

This section provides materials for those who are organizing a training. We hope they are helpful to you.

 

     a) Planning form (to create a smooth process; required at least 6 weeks prior to any training)

     b) Audiovisual list

     c) Optional materials (CV, bio/intro, photo, post-training questions)

     d) A note on CEUs

     e) Outlines and objectives            

      f) Handouts

     g) Institutional information (a completed W-9 form for you to download, contact information)

                   

Note: most below are Adobe Acrobat documents. To download Acrobat (free), click here.

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(a) Planning Form (required for all trainings)

     Please fill out one of these: 

Note: if a small screen pops up asking for login / password, click "cancel" and the form will appear.

(b) Audiovisual list (for all trainings)

(c) Optional materials

      For a training by Lisa Najavits:

      For training by an associate: please obtain CV, bio/intro, photo from info@seekingsafety.org

(d) A note on CEUs

You are welcome to apply for CEUs and to use the materials here for that purpose.  However, we are unable to apply for or provide CEUs.

(e) Outlines / objectives 

Please select one below, based on the length and content of the presentation.    

                                Standard training (on trauma, substance abuse, and Seeking Safety)

 

     (1) Short program (under 2 hours, e.g., plenary or panel): short program outline/objectives

 

     (2) Workshop (usually 2-4 hours): workshop outline/objectives

 

     (3) 1-day training: 1 day training outline/objectives

 

     (4) 1.5 or 2 day training: 1.5 or 2 day initial training outline/objectives

 

                                Other trainings

 

     (5) Follow-up training (for groups that already had a prior Standard Training): follow-up training

          outline and objectives

 

     (6) Trauma-informed training (on trauma/PTSD only; no coverage of substance

          abuse or Seeking Safety): trauma-informed training outline/objectives

 

(f) Handouts

 

Please select handouts below, based on the length and content of the presentation.  See also the important note about all handouts.

 

Standard training (on trauma, substance abuse, and Seeking Safety)

 

      (1) Short program (2 hours or less, e.g., plenary or panel)

 

           Handouts:  Please use either the basic handouts or, if you prefer, the very short set of handouts

 

      (2) Workshop (usually 2-4 hours)

 

           Handouts: Please use (1) basic handouts plus (2) Asking for Help.  If this is too long to xerox, you

           could use (1) the very short of set of handouts plus (2) Asking for Help.

 

      (3) 1 day training

 

           Handouts: please use (1) basic handouts (2) Asking for Help and (3) Safety Seeking Adherence

           Scale (brief version). 

           

 

      (4) 1.5 or 2 day training

 

           Handouts: please use (1) basic handouts (2) Asking for Help and (3) Safety Seeking Adherence

           Scale (brief version). 

 

           Also, for any training of 2 days or more, there is one additional handout, but it is not

           authored by us, and thus cannot be posted here. To obtain it, please email info@seekingsafety.org

           and put in subject line "additional 2 day handout" and then list which training it is for (date of

           training and location). Thanks.

         

                              Other trainings

 

      (5) Follow-up training (for groups that already had a prior Standard Training)

           Handouts: please request the handouts by email from info@seekingsafety.org.

 

          Note:  a follow-up training is typically conducted several months after a standard training.  During  that time, those who attended the standard training have had the opportunity to try out Seeking Safety in their clinical work.  To help participants make the most of the follow-up training it is suggested (but not required) to ask them to prepare the following, or a subset of these:  (1) Bring a list of any clinical dilemmas, case scenarios, and positive/negative feedback about how their work using Seeking Safety thus far.  (2) Fill out the Seeking Safety feedback form (which is provided both in the final chapter of the book).  (3) Read the articles Training Clinicians in Seeking Safety and Implementing Seeking Safety (both can be downloaded from the "articles" section of this website).  

 

      (6) Trauma-informed training (on trauma/PTSD only; no coverage of addiction or Seeking Safety)

           Handouts: please request the handouts by email from info@seekingsafety.org.

 

Important note about all handouts

       1)  None of the handouts include a copy of the powerpoint slides. However, a modified version can be obtained if you request it by email (info@seekingsafety.org) and ask for "modified slides." This document is more than 10 pages, so please keep that in mind.

2)  The basic handouts above are more than 20 pages. If you want to shorten them, please email info@seekingsafety.org for ideas on reducing the page length.     

(g) Institutional Information

  • Treatment Innovations, LLC is the business name; it is classified as a small business, woman-owned.

  • For contact information, click here.

  • If needed, you can download a completed W-9 form (we do not sign forms individually but request that you download this completed form; per IRS regulations, this is sufficient); thanks!

(4) Setting up a training

If you would like to organize your own training or would like information on rates, please contact Lisa Najavits.  Some possibilities:

  • On-site training, which can range from 1 hour to two full days, or any time length in between. See the section above for a list of scheduled trainings (e.g., if you have just a few staff members, you may want to send them to one that already exists). For rates, contact Lisa Najavits. Note: for Veterans Affairs or military sites, training can be arranged at minimal cost (travel expenses only).

  • Telephone supervision/consultation, which is often helpful for staff have already attended a formal training (e.g., one of those listed above, or one that you have on-site).  The telephone supervision process is typically up to 2-8 clinicians on a 1-hour phone conference call with a trainer, who provides assistance to clinicians who are in the process of implementing Seeking Safety (e.g., problem solving clinical dilemmas, case consultation, how to assess if the treatment is going well, special topics).  This can include listening to audiotapes of sessions, if desired. In the New York City and San Francisco areas, on-site supervision/consultation is also available.

  • Training by Lisa Najavits or one of her associates.   Who are the "associates"? 

(5) Consultation

Consultation of various types are available.  Typical consultations are:

  • Implementation of the model (e.g., telephone or onsite consultation to work with your program to help facilitate implementation of Seeking Safety and/or A Woman's Addiction Workbook)

  • Project consultation (e.g., assistance with a grant or project that you have, such as a SAMHSA or NIH grant to evaluate or adapt Seeking Safety and/or A Woman's Addiction Workbook)

  • General consultation (e.g., helping improve services or programming for clients with trauma and/or substance abuse issues; technical assistance on a grant or project related to trauma, PTSD, substance abuse, clinician training, etc.; mentorship on research or clinical careers)

  • Fidelity monitoring (e.g., reviewing audiotapes of sessions of Seeking Safety and/or A Woman's Addiction Workbook to evaluate fidelity to the model; helping train your staff in fidelity monitoring)

  • Research consultation (e.g., study design, assessment selection, feedback on grant proposals, data analysis, interpretation of results)

If you are interested in consultation, please email info@seekingsafety.org and provide your contact information and a basic description of what you have in mind.  We will contact you to discuss options. 

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